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Timeline of Mombasa

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Mombasa, Coast Province, Kenya.

Contents

14th-18th centuries

  • 1331 - Ibn Battuta, a Moroccan traveler, visits Mombasa.
  • 1498 - 8 April: Vasco da Gama anchors in port.
  • 1505 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Francisco de Almeida.
  • 1507 - Mandhry Mosque built.
  • 1528 - Town sacked by Portuguese forces of Nuno da Cunha.
  • 1529 - Portuguese in power.
  • 1588 - Town captured by Amir Ali Bey.
  • 1593 - Town under rule of Malindi.
  • 1594 - Fort Jesus built by Portuguese.
  • 1597 - Augustinian mission initiated.
  • 1631 - Portuguese "expelled."
  • 1632 - Town besieged by Portuguese forces.
  • 1661 - Town sacked by Omani forces.
  • 1696 - Siege of Fort Jesus by Omani forces.
  • 1698 - Sultanate of Oman in power.
  • 1734 - Mazrui in power.

    • 19th century

  • 1837 - Said bin Sultan, Sultan of Muscat and Oman in power.
  • 1887 - Mombasa "leased to the British East Africa Company;" town becomes capital of British East Africa Protectorate.
  • 1895 - Government Press established.
  • 1896
  • Kilindini Harbour inaugurated.
  • National Bank of India branch and Mombasa Club established.
  • 1897 - Population on island: 15,000-20,000 (estimate).
  • 1899 - Post office built.

    • 20th century

  • 1901
  • Uganda Railway (Kisumu-Mombasa) begins operating.
  • African Standard newspaper begins publication.
  • Jevanjee mosque built.
  • 1902 - Court of Kenya established.
  • 1903 - Seif Bin Salim public library founded.
  • 1904 - Africa Hotel in business.
  • 1905
  • Mombasa Cathedral opens.
  • Court of Kenya relocated from Mombasa to Nairobi.
  • 1907 - Slavery abolished.
  • 1920 - Town becomes part of British Protectorate of Kenya.
  • 1927 - Kenya Daily Mail newspaper begins publication.
  • 1931 - Nyali Bridge built.
  • 1944 - Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa established.
  • 1951 - Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education opens.
  • 1955 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Mombasa and Zanzibar established.
  • 1958 - Oceanic Hotel built.
  • 1960 - Population: 57,324.
  • 1963
  • Msanifu Kombo becomes mayor.
  • Town becomes part of Republic of Kenya.
  • 1973 - 27 April: MV Globe Star ship runs aground near Mombasa.
  • 1979 - Moi International Airport expanded.
  • 1980 - New Nyali Bridge built.
  • 1981
  • Mombasa Records Centre of the Kenya National Archives established.
  • Sister city relationship established with Seattle, USA.
  • 1984 - New Burhani Mosque built.
  • 1985 - Mombasa Marathon begins.
  • 1986 - Marine Park established.
  • 1990 - Population: 476,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 1998 - Najib Balala becomes mayor.
  • 1999
  • Mombasa Republican Council formed.
  • Coast Gymkhana Club Ground in use.

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - Population: 687,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2002 - 28 November: 2002 Mombasa attacks.
  • 2003 - Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa established in Kilindini.
  • 2005 - Population: 830,000 (urban agglomeration).
  • 2007 - Mombasa Polytechnic University College established.
  • 2009
  • Ahmed Mohdhar elected mayor.
  • Population: 523,183.
  • 2012
  • 15 May: Grenade attack in Bella Vista nightclub.
  • 27 August: Cleric Aboud Rogo killed; unrest ensues.
  • 2013
  • October: Cleric Sheikh Ibrahim killed; unrest ensues.
  • Mombasa polytechnic university college was promoted to a fully developed university now known as Technical University Of Mombasa.

    • References

    Timeline of Mombasa Wikipedia
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